09 June 2006

I know what you're thinking. No, BS in this case is not anything uncouth or discourteous. Far from it, I assure you (though if you think long enough about it, you might also find it to be so). BS is Blogger Status as the image below shows. I'll spill the bad news first, then the good news....

The BAD news is that I think there will probably be more Blogger outages and downtime in the days, weeks to come. I'm pretty sure Jason and the other brains behind the pioneer blogging software are doing their incomparable efforts to prevent this, but we are wrong to assume that Google's presence in the company will make their machinery more competent. No, sir. Well, at least, not yet --- there, I'm still being a hesitant optimist, ok? Bottomline: please bear with more inconveniences like inability to comment and for me, inability to publish. If you have important shout-outs, please use the tag-board on the lower right panel...or email me directly using my GMail addy.

The GOOD news is that I'm still not jumping ship. I'm sticking it out. Loyal is my middle name this time. Tempting offers (free hosting, free domain, hefty compensations, etc.) have been put forward many times to me, but I politely declined them all because I still think blogging should be free. Free for you and me. What I write here comes under no influence or pressure from any sponsor whatsoever. It's just you and me, here, and I plan to make it so for a long time. Besides, every journey has its bumps and curves and these make the whole trip worthwhile. I'm with Blogger until it dissolves. I pray you bear with me just as I grin and bear with their difficulties.

UPDATE: Here's another BS from Blogger's engine room....

I think we are in for more difficulties and downtimes. They can't even spell "harDware" correctly. But hey, I'm cutting them some slack --- 'told you I was a loyal Blogger --- they seem to be up on their toes and working....or at least, giving a good impression of it. *LOL*

Ironic isn't it? For them, there's opportunity to make money. What's the impact if this will be approved? Telecomms will be charging big portals and heavy-traffic websites. So, nothing is free anymore. If I plan to go on with my blog, I have to pay for it.

You've noticed the rapid technological advancement to the next tier. From simple emails, teleconferencing to video blogging, etc. the internet superhighway is fully charge. And telecomm giants aren't happy with free riders. Thus, the proposal.

Free expression is dampened. This is what netizens aren't happy about. Who would be?

I spoke to a telecommunications executive of a listed entity recently. I was told that apart from the equipment used to transmit the SMS messages, the actual cost is NIL! That's why the telecommunications companies can afford to charge us a bare minimum for each SMS sent. But look at the volume and the money they still make. And they have brought down the cost per SMS only in the face of competition. Can you remember the cost per SMS when the service was first introduced? The money they make from us is almost filthy!

TINTIN: I have one and only one google adsense working. The rest I removed. Then, there are the sporadic buttons on the right panel. I try not to pepper this blog with ads.

BAYI: In the Philippines, texting/SMS in the late 90s also used to be free. I agree with your friend that the cost for sending the messages is virtually nil. In business school, I learned from a professor that there is no such thing as business ethics. How true it is. Business exists only with 1 objective --- gain profits. Nothing more.

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